Safety of postoperative paediatric analgesia

Acute Pain

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 14-20

  Anderson, Brian J ^a   Ross McKenzie, D ^a   Persson, Marilyn A ^a   Garden, Alexander L ^a  

^a STARSHIP CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

analgesia: extradural; epidural; opioid infusion; paediatric: complications; patient controlled

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001084189     PISSN: 13660071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1366-0071(98)80015-6     Document Type: Article

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